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22 hours ago | 
osvnews.com | Caroline de Sury
4 On June 7 in the morning, pilgrims will depart from Saint-Sulpice, an iconic church in central Paris. On June 9, Bishop Philippe Christory of Chartres will welcome the pilgrims to his diocese’s cathedral. The traditional Latin Mass will be celebrated by the chaplain general of Notre-Dame de Chrétienté, with Bishop Christory delivering the homily. In recent months, new sources of tensions arose between the organizers of the pilgrimage and the French bishops.
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1 week ago | 
news.diocesetucson.org | Caroline de Sury
PARIS (OSV News) -- With France poised to vote on a controversial "assisted dying" bill, the country's Catholic bishops have launched an unprecedented public campaign urging Catholics to speak out. The bill, championed by President Emmanuel Macron, is set for a key vote in the National Assembly May 27. The bishops called on all Catholics in France to take personal action to challenge their representatives in Parliament who are preparing to vote on the bill.
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1 week ago | 
iobserve.org | Caroline de Sury
WORLDBy Caroline de Sury, OSV NewsPARIS (OSV News) — With France poised to vote on a controversial “assisted dying” bill, the country’s Catholic bishops have launched an unprecedented public campaign urging Catholics to speak out. The bill, championed by President Emmanuel Macron, is set for a key vote in the National Assembly May 27. The bishops called on all Catholics in France to take personal action to challenge their representatives in Parliament who are preparing to vote on the bill.
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2 weeks ago | 
angelusnews.com | Gina Christian |Elise Ann Allen |Caroline de Sury
The Archdiocese of San Francisco is countering claims by abuse survivors' representatives that "a pervasive pattern of abuse" is still occurring there, saying newly released data shows most alleged cases of clergy sexual abuse took place decades ago.
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2 weeks ago | 
angelusnews.com | Gina Christian |Elise Ann Allen |Caroline de Sury |Mike Cisneros
Two U.S. Catholic bishops expressed their "profound grief and outrage" over the May 21 killing of two Israeli Embassy staffers in Washington. "We stand in prayerful mourning with our Jewish brothers and sisters and denounce this act of violence and antisemitic hatred in the strongest possible terms," said Bishop Joseph C. Bambera of Scranton, Pennsylvania, and Metropolitan Archbishop Borys A. Gudziak of the Ukrainian Catholic Archeparchy of Philadelphia in a May 23 joint statement.
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2 weeks ago | 
angelusnews.com | Elise Ann Allen |Caroline de Sury |Mike Cisneros |Mary Hallan FioRito
As with any papal transition, when Pope Leo XIV was elected questions arose about what his priorities would be, and whether he would continue to advance the priorities and reforms of his predecessor.
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2 weeks ago | 
angelusnews.com | Caroline de Sury |Mike Cisneros |Mary Hallan FioRito |Heather King
With France poised to vote on a controversial "assisted dying" bill, the country's Catholic bishops have launched an unprecedented public campaign urging Catholics to speak out. The bill, championed by President Emmanuel Macron, is set for a key vote in the National Assembly May 27. The bishops called on all Catholics in France to take personal action to challenge their representatives in Parliament who are preparing to vote on the bill.
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2 weeks ago | 
globalsistersreport.org | Gina Christian |Caroline de Sury
Throughout the weekend, visitors, pilgrims and curious onlookers participated in activities related to the life and spirituality of St. Thérèse. They were able to make a jubilee pilgrimage and go to confession, but also take part in treasure hunts for children, guided tours of the wax museum, and help build a large structure out of Lego-style building bricks.
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3 weeks ago | 
catholicreview.org | Caroline de Sury
PARIS (OSV News) — As the world watches Rome for the election of a new pope, the southern French city of Avignon reflects on its own deep papal history — and the legacy of martyrdom that accompanied the loss of the papacy’s temporal power in France. On May 11, Archbishop François Fonlupt and neighboring bishops will mark the 100th anniversary of the beatification of the Martyrs of Orange — 32 religious sisters guillotined during the French Revolution for refusing to renounce their faith.
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1 month ago | 
osvnews.com | Caroline de Sury
12 PARIS (OSV News) — As the world watches Rome for the election of a new pope, the southern French city of Avignon reflects on its own deep papal history — and the legacy of martyrdom that accompanied the loss of the papacy’s temporal power in France. On May 11, Archbishop François Fonlupt and neighboring bishops will mark the 100th anniversary of the beatification of the Martyrs of Orange — 32 religious sisters guillotined during the French Revolution for refusing to renounce their faith.
